Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: I read with sadness the hasty editorial in favor of assisted suicide in The Newtown Bee [Editorial Ink Drops, “Death And Dignity,” 3/27/15]. Connecticut does not license anyone to assist another's suicide because t...

To the Editor: I attended the Community Center Phase I Info Session held at the Newtown Municipal Center on March 24, and when I left the meeting I felt much more educated. Pat Llodra and her committee staff members gave excellent presentations.&nbsp...

To the Editor: The question that keeps me up at night is: Will the graduating classes of Newtown High School from 2021 to 2025 be okay? Major events tend to shape an individual’s life and influence the decisions they will make. What life ...

To the Editor: Historically, whenever a facility to host senior programming has been proposed, they called it a senior center, and seniors have been opposed to the idea of sharing that space. So using the term “Senior Center” to describe part o...

To the Editor: In October 2013 GE and the town announced a gift to develop a stand-alone Community Center because ”Newtown lacked a central meeting place for the whole community.” Fast forward and the current plan as pre...

To the Editor: I am concerned about the town’s plan to require voters at next month’s budget referendum to approve using GE’s $15 million gift to finance the construction of a Senior Center and Aquatic Center, rather than a Community Cent...

To the Editor: After attending the WSA meeting last week and hearing the comments and complaints about multifamily residences in Newtown, I started to reflect on the general mood and atmosphere when the decision to install a “sewer system” in N...

To the Editor: At this late stage of the education budget review process, everyone is focused on the cost of transportation, gasoline, heating oil, medical plan savings, etc. Long forgotten by the Superintendent and the BOE is the $2.6M of resources reques...

To the Editor: Last Saturday, March 7th the United Way of Western Connecticut hosted its Hometown Hero Benefit Dinner. Among the 14 recipients of this honor was Newtown’s own Robert Geckle. We have known Bob Geckle for many years – both a...

To the Editor: I work for GE. The proudest moment of my career was when our CEO brought the Newtown GE residents together to express his sorrow and his commitment to help our town heal after the tragic events. In a one day wor...